Introduction: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a life-saving emergency procedure used when an individual’s breathing or heartbeat stops. It involves a combination of chest compressions and rescue breaths aimed at sustaining blood flow to the brain and other vital organs until professional medical help is available. Methodology: The study followed a quasi-experimental design using a one-group pretest-posttest approach. It was conducted at Ayaan College of Nursing, located in Malerkotla District, Punjab. A total of 60 participants were selected, with 30 individuals assigned to the experimental group and 30 to the control group, based on predefined inclusion criteria. The participants were chosen using a simple random sampling technique to ensure unbiased selection. Result: In the pretest, 12 participants (20%) demonstrated inadequate knowledge, 48 (80%) had average knowledge, and none showed good or excellent knowledge. However, in the post-test, 44 participants (73.75%) achieved excellent knowledge, 16 (26.6%) had good knowledge, and no participants had inadequate or average knowledge regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In pretest 16(26.6%) subjects had inadequate practice, 44(73.3%) subjects had average practice, and none had good and excellent practice regarding CPR. Whereas in posttest, 42(70%) subjects had excellent practice, 18(30%) subjects had good practice, and none had average or inadequate practice regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The mean pretest score of the students was 9.6, while the posttest mean score increased to 25.5, with a standard deviation of 27.42. The obtained t-value was 3.170. For practice scores, the mean pretest score was 4.8 and the posttest score rose to 12.1, with a standard deviation of 16.729 and a calculated t-value of 2.413. These results indicate a significant improvement in both knowledge and practice following the use of the self-instructional module. Conclusion: A quasi-experimental study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a self-instructional module on the knowledge and practice of cardiopulmonary resuscitation among students at Ayaan College of Nursing. The students demonstrated improved knowledge and practice after using the module. Therefore, the investigator rejected the null hypothesis and accepted the research hypothesis

Keywords: Knowledge, practice, self-instructional module, cardiopulmonary resuscitation

🔒 This is a subscription article

Full text is available to subscribers and institutional members. Please choose an option below to access it.

1. Jogindra Vati. Adult Health Nursing. 2nd ed. New Delhi: Lotus Publishers.
2. Bare B, Smeltzer C. Brunner and Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing. 10th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2014.
3. Basavanthappa BT. Nursing Research. 3rd ed. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd; 2014.
4. Black MJ, Hawks JH. Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing. 8th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company; 2008.
5. Maurya T, et al. A study to assess the knowledge and practice regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation among nursing students of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. J Adv Zool. 2023;44(S5):1965–1970.
6. Harrison TR, et al. Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. 19th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education; 2015.
7. Donald M. Your Body: The Manual. London: Dorling Kindersley (DK) Publishing; 2009. p. 210–214.
8. Taber WC, Venes D. Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company; 2009. p. 1018–1023.
9. Miller BF, Keane CB. Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health. 7th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company; 2012. p. 878.
10. Zheng ZJ, Croft JB, Giles WH, Mensah GA. Sudden cardiac death in the United States, 1989 to 1998. Circulation. 2001 Oct 30;104(18):2158–63. doi: 10.1161/hc4301.098254. PMID: 11684624.
11. Word Press. Sudden cardiac arrest. Who is at risk, causes, symptoms and prevention. Feb 8, 2010. Available from: https://wockhardthospitals.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/sudden-cardiac-arrest-who-is-at-risk-cause-prevention/.
12. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). State-specific mortality from sudden cardiac death—United States, 1999. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2002 Feb 15;51(6):123–6. PMID: 11898927.
13. Chik M, Ahmad A, Kunjukunju A, et al. Knowledge and practice of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) among registered nurses. Open Access J Nurs. 2023;6(2):30–36.
14. Hitt E. 2010 AHA guidelines: The ABCs of CPR rearranged to CAB. Medscape. 2010. Available from: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/730866?form=fpf.

Introduction: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a life-saving emergency procedure used when an individual’s breathing or heartbeat stops. It involves a combination of chest compressions and rescue breaths aimed at sustaining blood flow to the brain and other vital organs until professional medical help is available. Methodology: The study followed a quasi-experimental design using a one-group pretest-posttest approach. It was conducted at Ayaan College of Nursing, located in Malerkotla District, Punjab. A total of 60 participants were selected, with 30 individuals assigned to the experimental group and 30 to the control group, based on predefined inclusion criteria. The participants were chosen using a simple random sampling technique to ensure unbiased selection. Result: In the pretest, 12 participants (20%) demonstrated inadequate knowledge, 48 (80%) had average knowledge, and none showed good or excellent knowledge. However, in the post-test, 44 participants (73.75%) achieved excellent knowledge, 16 (26.6%) had good knowledge, and no participants had inadequate or average knowledge regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In pretest 16(26.6%) subjects had inadequate practice, 44(73.3%) subjects had average practice, and none had good and excellent practice regarding CPR. Whereas in posttest, 42(70%) subjects had excellent practice, 18(30%) subjects had good practice, and none had average or inadequate practice regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The mean pretest score of the students was 9.6, while the posttest mean score increased to 25.5, with a standard deviation of 27.42. The obtained t-value was 3.170. For practice scores, the mean pretest score was 4.8 and the posttest score rose to 12.1, with a standard deviation of 16.729 and a calculated t-value of 2.413. These results indicate a significant improvement in both knowledge and practice following the use of the self-instructional module. Conclusion: A quasi-experimental study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a self-instructional module on the knowledge and practice of cardiopulmonary resuscitation among students at Ayaan College of Nursing. The students demonstrated improved knowledge and practice after using the module. Therefore, the investigator rejected the null hypothesis and accepted the research hypothesis

Keywords: Knowledge, practice, self-instructional module, cardiopulmonary resuscitation

🔒 This is a subscription article

Full text is available to subscribers and institutional members. Please choose an option below to access it.

1. Jogindra Vati. Adult Health Nursing. 2nd ed. New Delhi: Lotus Publishers.
2. Bare B, Smeltzer C. Brunner and Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing. 10th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2014.
3. Basavanthappa BT. Nursing Research. 3rd ed. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd; 2014.
4. Black MJ, Hawks JH. Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing. 8th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company; 2008.
5. Maurya T, et al. A study to assess the knowledge and practice regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation among nursing students of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. J Adv Zool. 2023;44(S5):1965–1970.
6. Harrison TR, et al. Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. 19th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education; 2015.
7. Donald M. Your Body: The Manual. London: Dorling Kindersley (DK) Publishing; 2009. p. 210–214.
8. Taber WC, Venes D. Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company; 2009. p. 1018–1023.
9. Miller BF, Keane CB. Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health. 7th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company; 2012. p. 878.
10. Zheng ZJ, Croft JB, Giles WH, Mensah GA. Sudden cardiac death in the United States, 1989 to 1998. Circulation. 2001 Oct 30;104(18):2158–63. doi: 10.1161/hc4301.098254. PMID: 11684624.
11. Word Press. Sudden cardiac arrest. Who is at risk, causes, symptoms and prevention. Feb 8, 2010. Available from: https://wockhardthospitals.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/sudden-cardiac-arrest-who-is-at-risk-cause-prevention/.
12. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). State-specific mortality from sudden cardiac death—United States, 1999. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2002 Feb 15;51(6):123–6. PMID: 11898927.
13. Chik M, Ahmad A, Kunjukunju A, et al. Knowledge and practice of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) among registered nurses. Open Access J Nurs. 2023;6(2):30–36.
14. Hitt E. 2010 AHA guidelines: The ABCs of CPR rearranged to CAB. Medscape. 2010. Available from: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/730866?form=fpf.